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WOONSOCKET — Even after 50 years, it still doesn’t feel like work to Roger Lapierre. The 81-year-old founder of the Li’l General chain of convenience stores says his work is his passion. “I look forward to coming to work. Everyday, it’s something new,” says Lapierre. “You’re dealing with customers.” Through the years, Lapierre built more than a business, says Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt. He’s become an exemplar of a good corporate citizen, reliably providing a service city residents need through thick and thin. He even made sure his stores were o...

12/9/2020 1 Stop Deli and Grocery opens on Bound Road Hannah Khalid of Woonsocket recently opened 1 Stop Deli and Grocery on Bound Road with her partner, Ousmane Cisse. (Breeze photo by Lauren Clem) CUMBERLAND – A new deli and convenience store is now open in a long-vacant storefront on the Woonsocket/Cumberland line. Hannah Khalid and her partner, Ousmane Cisse, both of Woonsocket, opened 1 Stop Deli and Grocery late last month. The new store is in a space formerly occupied by a Li’l General on Bound Road. Khalid, a New Yorker who recently moved to Woonsocket to be closer to family, said...